Drawing from Experience

Mischaela's books and masterclasses were created across a period of 7 years of great transformation in her life in which every area of her life was systematically transformed. This is significant for a few reasons... in Classical Antiquity, the Pythagoreans invested particular numbers with unique spiritual properties. The number 7 was considered to be particularly interesting because it consisted of the union of the physical (number 4) with the spiritual (number 3). Seven was symbolic in ancient near eastern and Israelite culture and literature. It communicated a sense of “fullness” or “completeness” (שבע “seven” is spelled with the same consonants as the word שבע “complete/full”). This 7 year period in her life marks her transformation to becoming complete and whole, and then walking in her life purpose of balancing and blending the spiritual and the material. As an advocate for lifelong learning as well as self-improvement and preparation, she seeks to provide her learnings to other women so that they can transform their lives more rapidly and benefit from the wisdom Mischaela painstakingly learned...in a more rapid, easy, and simplistic way. Her CV and long form bio provide more background on Mischaela, and why she's the perfect person to make manifest an institute like ROSEWOOD INSTITUTE.
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Mischaela's Curriculum Vitae

  • Honorary Doctorate of Letters for her contributions to the field of Sacred Literature.

  • MBA from a Top 10 program in Europe.

  • Harvard Business School Pre-MBA studies in Managerial Finance & Economics.

  • Indiana University Kelley School of Business Alum.

  • Finishing and Etiquette training from the storied Lucie Clayton College.

  • 12x beauty pageant titles including WIN or PLACE in all 4 levels (Teen, Miss, Ms., and Mrs.) of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the world...Miss Universe.

Mischaela's Full Bio

Mischaela Elkins is an American model, beauty queen, author, and businesswoman who won the Ms. Universe title in 2021. High fashion glossy L'OFFICIEL described her as "a model capable of infusing everything she does with a sense of unique and radiant energy" and someone "able to forge a legacy distinct from the royal shadows cast on her." 

Educated in the United States and Spain, trained in the fashion business and runway by French tutors, and developed in etiquette by the English...Mischaela is a firm believer in education being the highest pursuit of all. She also believes preparation is key, and has lived that motto through her dedication to being groomed and prepared by two former Miss Universe titleholders: one of which was one of the most successful Miss Universe titleholders to come from the Binibining Pilipinas pageant world - Catriona Gray. Catriona mentored Mischaela on media training, titleholder presence, and strategic communications after Mischaela won the Ms. Universe 2021 title.


Prior to her win at Ms. Universe, Mischaela was trained by the team responsible for grooming and minting Miss India contestants into international winners. Unifying the powers of preparation and refinement of the two pageant camps: Binibining Pilipinas and Miss India into one formidable world class beauty pageant titleholder. Harper's Bazaar drew comparisons between Mischaela Elkins and former Miss India and Miss Universe 2000, the brainy and beautiful Lara Dutta.

Mischaela received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing & Finance from Indiana University, completed graduate level pre-MBA work at Harvard University, and holds an MBA from IE Business School Instituto de Empresa in Spain. Mischaela holds a Doctorate of Letters honoris causa for her contributions to the field of Sacred Literature.

In addition to her traditional education, she was shaped and refined by model preparation and development in her late teens. Mischaela was trained in etiquette, deportment, and finishing by the Lucie Clayton College. She received her runway training from Mandy Dyonne, the trainer for Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway shows. She also graduated from the BARCINO Management "Model Academy" in Spain, and was hand picked by supermodel Coco Rocha to attend her famed Coco Rocha Model Camp and joined the ranks of CRMC's successful Alumna.

Mischaela is known in the fashion industry as one of the “Indigenous Supermodels” alongside Quannah Chasinghorse, Ashley Callingbull, and Willow Allen. Her career began when she was 1 of 3 out of 300+ aspiring models to receive a callback with Elite after attending the 2009 Elite New Faces Open Call modeling contest. She rose to prominence as an international MAXIM model and for her solo 30 x 40 foot Van Cleef & Arpels billboard in New York’s Time Square.

Mischaela has appeared in high-profile ad campaigns and worked with some of the top photographers in the fashion industry including Nigel Barker, Scott Schuman, and Annie Liebovitz’s team. She has graced the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar editions in Europe and Asia, GQ, Ocean Drive, L’Officiel, Marie Claire and more across Europe, the Nordics, the Baltics, Russia, North & South America, and Japan. For the May 2022 of Harper's Bazaar she was the cover alternate to Charlotte Casiraghi Princess of Monaco.

Her major layouts include the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue media, MAXIM, Vogue Italia, Lucky, Glamour, Vanity Fair, and Elle. Notable campaigns include Graff, Cle de Peau, Van Cleef & Arpels, Intimissimi, La Perla, Agua Bendita, Luli Fama, Hilton, IHG, and Starbucks. She has done editorial work featuring Alaia, Mugler, Chanel, Dior, Hermes, Buccellatti. Bottega Veneta, Rene Caovilla and more.

Mischaela holds more than a dozen beauty titles, and has either placed or won at each level (Teen, Miss, Ms., and Mrs.) of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the world - Miss Universe. Notably, she was the first woman to carry a National level Indigenous or Native American beauty title into an International competition, as she is a former Miss Indigenous America.

In 2021, she was crowned Ms. Universe. Mischaela made headlines for training with the formidable team that trains countless Miss India titleholders for international competition, and counts this grooming and refining as instrumental in her success as a titled beauty queen and as a woman in society.

A wellness and self-help author, her books include Workin' For A Birkin, Breathwork at Tiffany’s, and Red Bottoms & Rose Quartz. She established the Rosewood Institute, an educational institute modeled after a modern finishing school with thousands of students in 90+ countries. Her holdings corporation, a wellness centered portfolio of media & real estate companies includes ROSEWOOD Institute, ROSE QUARTZ, and ROSEWATER. Mischaela made the Porsche 30 Under 30 distinction list for her success in Business and philanthropic pursuits.